Human resource managers were asked whom they find particularly difficult to work with. And Generation Z explains that their own peers are the hardest to work with. Almost half (45%) find their own generation difficult to lead and would prefer other employees.
In a survey by Resume Genius, 625 HR managers in the USA were asked about their relationships with different generations.
It was about, among other things, which generation is the hardest to collaborate with, but also which groups currently have the best chances for a job. It may be surprising that even Gen Z finds their own generation too exhausting.
Gen Z managers dislike working with Gen Z employees
What do the survey results look like? In the survey, 45% of respondents stated that Generation Z is the most difficult generation to work with. Interestingly, young supervisors who also belong to Generation Z find working with their own generation to be burdensome:
45% of HR managers who belong to Gen Z say that their own generation is the hardest to lead. They explain that their own generation presents the greatest challenge in collaboration for them. The accusation has been made before: Some managers have already stated that the stress and pressure from Gen Z in everyday life is particularly high.
The so-called Boomers perform best in comparison, closely followed by Generation X:
- Generation Z is by far the most difficult (45%).
- Millennials consider about a quarter of the respondents to be difficult (26%).
- A tenth of the respondents find Generation X bothersome (13%).
- The Boomers perform best among the respondents (9%).
- For 7%, it does not matter which generation the employee belongs to.
Interestingly, however, HR managers of Generation Z focus more on the “hobbies and interests” of a candidate, with 57% categorizing this section as one of the three most important parts of a resume.
However, more than half of the respondents still prioritize three aspects at the top of the applicant selection: work experience, followed by education and skills. Many young people are now also choosing to give up a long and expensive education and prefer to pursue a real job.
Generation Z is facing two major problems apart from criticism. On one hand, rents are getting more expensive, and on the other hand, they no longer want to take on any job just to earn money. And this is not well received, especially by older generations, who refer to their own life paths: Gen Z is currently facing two major problems, one of which it cannot solve without help.
